Server for displaying contents

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-07-02
HITACHI LTD
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[0015]According to the present invention, an operation terminal such as a mobile phone, with which a user is usually familiar, can be used just like a remote controller so as to switch displays and content playback control such as changing playback status (play, forward, rewind) or a volume, on a display terminal such as a television. Here, when a mobile phone of each family member is registered for a set of television, the mobile phone can be used as a pseudo remote controller customized for each family member. By registering a contents list for watching and a search condition for each family member, it is possible to watch a moving image content that is greatly customized to the individual family member.
[0016]Further, according to the present invention, a general user can use an operation terminal such as a mobile phone to operate switching of a display or the like on a display terminal such as a large screen display mainly installed in a public place. In other words, by configuring the public terminal so as to accept an input from the user and switch the display, interactivity increases, and moreover, it is also possible to lead to collection of marketing information from information, including an operation history of the user or the like, in acco

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When high functionality is added to the remote controller to make it convenient to watch various moving image contents on television, the remote controller needs to have a large number of buttons, for example, and thereby requires complicated operations.
This brings about a problem that it is difficult to perform intuitive operation on the remote controller.
However, this method has disadvantages that the menu display interferes with a program currently watched, or that it is difficult to find a d

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[0043]A first example of a system implemented by the present invention will be described referring to FIGS. 1 to 8.

[0044]FIG. 1 shows a diagram of a system configuration according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows an example of conventional operation on a television.

[0045]Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 2, a remote controller 012 has been used to send a command to a moving image reproducer such as a TV screen 006 and a recorder 007 so as to: display a recorded content 009, a contents list for watching 010, or the like on a screen; switch a displayed content; or adjust a volume.

[0046]On the other hand, in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, various operations are performed through a server 001. The server 001 plays a role in connecting an operation PC 004 or a mobile phone 003 carried by a user 002 to the TV screen 006, the recorder 007 or a display PC 008 through a communication network 005 such as the Internet. In other words, when a predetermine...

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[0061]A second embodiment of the system implemented by the present invention will be described referring to FIGS. 9 to 16.

[0062]FIG. 9 shows a diagram of a system configuration according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 shows an example of a system for contents distribution and display in a public terminal.

[0063]An example in the prior art shown in FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of the system for distributing content data 101 stored in a server 001 and displaying the content data 101 on a public terminal 013, such as a large screen display installed in a public place, in accordance with a schedule or procedure determined in advance. A management PC 014 performs the setting of contents metadata 101 and a distribution schedule 108 on the server 001 via a network 005. The server 001 performs processing such as collecting the data from an external server in accordance with the distribution schedule, or displaying the contents to be displayed on the display ...

third embodiment

[0075]A third embodiment of a system implemented by the present invention will be described referring to FIGS. 17 to 20. In the present embodiment, by use of the operation terminal, a bookmark registered for each user can be managed and browsed, and the content of a web page can be displayed on the display terminal such as a television and a PC.

[0076]FIG. 17 shows a diagram of a system configuration according to the third embodiment of the present invention. Although an essential structure is the same as that of FIG. 1, in the present system, bookmark data 109 for each user is stored in a server 001 instead of the contents and the contents list for watching. Processing parts for a bookmark are included, such as a registration processing part 211 and a reference and display processing part 212. The user 002 accesses the server and selects the bookmark using an operation terminal 003 such as a mobile phone. Thus, the URL of the bookmark can be displayed with the web browser of a displ...

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Abstract

Provided are a user/viewer-friendly device and system for displaying various contents such as moving images, still images, and texts, and a service using these. A screen (terminal) for displaying the contents and a terminal for operating display switching, etc. are separated from each other. A display terminal (television, large screen display, etc.) and an operation terminal (mobile phone terminal) are connected to a server through a network. The server manages association and operation of both the terminals.

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CLAIM OF PRIORITY[0001]The present application claims priority from Japanese patent application JP 2007-333441 filed on Dec. 26, 2007, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference into this application.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a content display device and a display method for displaying various types of contents such as moving images, still images, audios and texts. The present invention particularly relates to a method for separating a terminal for display from a terminal for operation, and more specifically relates to: a method for controlling display switching in a display device in response to operation from a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone; a device in which the method is implemented; and a service using the device.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]Televisions (television sets, TV) are widely used and familiar to every household. In recent years, particularly, due to increase ...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F21/00G06F13/00H04M11/00H04N7/173H04N21/232H04N21/2343H04N21/258H04N21/482
CPCH04N7/17318H04N21/25816H04N21/25833H04N21/4126H04N21/472H04N21/41415H04N21/42204H04N21/4227H04N21/41407H04N21/41265
Inventor SUKEDA, HIROKOHORII, YOUICHIHOSHINO, TAKESHI
Owner HITACHI LTD
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